Courses: Department of Central Eurasian Studies

Course objectives

Intermediate Finnish I is for students who already know the basics of the Finnish language. The aim is to obtain communicative skills that are desirable in everyday situations related to study, work, and leisure. Students will also learn about Finnish culture and history.
The course is based on engaging in communicative skills. The methods of this course are learner centered, communicative, and often problem-based, for instance, students will solve grammar problems with peers and assistance from the instructor. All basic language skills, speaking, listening, reading and writing, will be included in class activities and homework.

Required texts and materials

Lecturer's course package
Hurme, Raija-Leena, Maritta Pesonen, and Olli Syväoja. Englanti―suomi-sanakirja, 2nd ed.. WSOY, 2003.
Lauranto, Yrjö. Elämän suolaa 2. Jyväskylän yliopisto: Soveltavan kielentutkimuksen keskus, 1995.

Suggested texts and materials

Abondolo, Daniel. Colloquial Finnish. Routledge, 1997.
Karlsson, Fred. Finnish: An Essential Grammar. Trans. Andrew Chesterman. WSOY, 1999.
Vähämäki, Börje. Mastering Finnish. Hippocrene Books, Inc., 2000.

Assignments

The final grade is based on attendance, participation, homework, quizzes, tests, and the Midterm and Final exams.

Departmental Policies

The Department of Central Eurasian Studies no longer allows auditing of language courses. Any inquiries must be addressed to the CEUS Chair directly.
Students enrolled in CEUS language courses obtain a grade at the end of each semester. The Department does not offer pass/fail options.
Incompletes are not given in CEUS language courses. Any inquiries must be addressed to the CEUS Chair directly.
If you are a native speaker of a language or you are a citizen of the country or you graduated from a high school from the country, Indiana University and departmental policy may prohibit you from enrollment in this language class. Please direct all related questions to the Department of Central Eurasian Studies, Goodbody Hall 157, 855-2233, or ceus@indiana.edu .